Caminos by Casas Cantabricas Traveller Reviews

We toured northern spain for 21 days visiting nine locations; from Rioja, through Castilla y Leon, to Galicia, then Asturias (including the Picos de Europa) and Cantabria and finishing in Bilbao and the Basque Coast. All the properties where we stayed where full of character and welcoming; giving an authentic flavour of each region. We met some lovely people who proactively assisted us in planning the limited time we had in each region to best effect.

The organisation of the holiday was excellent and the Vamoos App provided by Casas Cantabricas proved to be an essential practical partner to the smoothing running of our holiday throughout. We had never travelled to Northern Spain before and from the first telephone conversation we had with Casas Cantabricas we had the confidence that we were talking to people who genuinely loved this area of Spain; were thoroughly knowledgeable about the region and had an established network of small family owned 'hotels' which would suit the type of intimate experience we were looking for. We were confident we were working with a 'safe pair of hands' and this proved to be the case with this thouroughly enjoyable and interesting holiday.

We had a shiny new car at Xmas and decided to go on a road trip across Spain as soon as we could. As we had no knowledge of the Spanish mainland we searched the internet for a tour operator to arrange an itinery - and found casas_cantabricas. A couple of e mails later we had a proposed crossing, route, suggested hotels etc. I am Mr fussy but with minimal changes all was agreed. In April (2016) we enjoyed a 10 night tour taking in Salamanca, Seville, Grenada etc covering nearly 2000 miles. Everything went fantastically and the itinery proved spot on for us as first time visitors and the hotels were all well located and each a little bit special. Added bonus includes advice on each area, hotel upgrades etc. and we had a super holiday.

Friendly, approachable, v knowledgeable and to coin a phrase exceeded our expectations😀

We found out about Asturias in Time on line and having acquired a new car we decided a tour of the region would be best. I found Casas Cantabrias on the web and called him to give the charming owner, Andy, an idea of what we wanted to do and see. Well I was impressed with his knowledge of the region and the itinerary that he sent us was fantastic. Plymouth to Sanatander, 5 stops over 12 days - perfect and that is what it was. The hotels were authentic, rustic, run by lovely people who were welcoming and charming. The empty roads are a delight to drive on and the extra advice as well as maps and books as well as Vamoos that Andy sent us were second to none! It was a fault free holiday in a region that mostly Spanish is spoken, completely authentic and missing the usual holiday maker you find elsewhere in resorts.

Thoroughly knowledgeable, absolutely on the pace, really good staff, excellent back up and very well organised. Excellent selection of hotels and a wonderful route

We recently became aware of Picos de Europa and wanted to visit and to include country towards the Pyrenees and were going to drive through France or ferry to Bilbao, but in view of time needed for either we decided to fly to Bilbao and hire a car to tour around, effectively having an extra two days in spain!. We covered La Rioja, the Picos and Santillana del Mar. All very beautiful, unspoilt, not too touristy in the main, maybe due to time of travel - end May beginning June. Good roads, good driving. Just what we were looking for.

Found them on the internet, they were able to put together an itinery for us, to cover the areas were wanted to visit, arranged the car hire and accommodation. From the time of booking we were impressed with their service and their choice of accommodation proved very good. We will certainly consider using them again for any holidays in Northern Spain and would recommend them unreservedly.

Flight into Porto then car hire into Northern Spain. Cases booked four hotels for us and provided us with some fantastic information and recommendations. Great hotels which were recommended and very well organised throughout. Would strongly recommend.

Superb - as above

Magical trip .....with three very different locations. Starting in a medieval city and finishing in Tamas in the Picos mountains. Completely stress free holiday as Andy had booked the hotels, organised the routes and we just relaxed and arrived at our destinations with ease. Felt as if we had been away for ages and one glorious day after another unfolded. We will return and 100 percent recommend Andy and Casa Cantabricas.

Andy was faultless....thanks a million.

The holiday was very well organised. Everything went smoothly with the hire car, the hotels and the taxi transfers, and all the people involved in these (and with the bookings) were friendly and efficient. The route selected met our needs entirely, and took us to the key parts of Northern Spain. Hotel selection was good, both in terms of the quality of the hotels and their accessibility (particularly for Bilbao as the hotel was easily located by car, and the city centre was very close and easily and pleasantly reached via the funicular railway. The idea of leaving the hire car at Santiago airport and doing the remaining transfers by taxis was very good, as a car would just be a hindrance in Santiago. All the above made for a pleasant and sress-free holiday.

Very friendly, efficient and easy to deal with when booking, and clearly had the experience and knowledge to put together an excellent package of route, transfers and hotels. The Vamoos application (on Ipad for me) worked very well and meant my documentation was all in one place. A nice touch was the arrival of a guidebook and map shortly before we left.

We travelled in early April, arriving in Santander on April 6th, travelling to Libardon for 2 nights. We then travelled to La Senra for one night before arriving in Santiago on Saturday afternoon. After one night there we returned to Santander stopping in Puerto do Vego { 2 nights) and Santillana for one night. Each hotel stop was superb, where we were made most welcome. The programme put together by Casas Cantabricas was excellent in every way. I had not been in Northern Spain since 2005 and this was a memorable week for both of us. I plan to return in 2017.

Casas Cantibricas put together an excellent bespoke programme for us which met and surpassed our expectations. This involved hotel and car hire package, which worked very well.

We have just spent 2 glorious weeks touring Andalucia. It is an area we have wanted to explore since visiting the Alhambra last year, and when we met Andy at the Destinations show in Olympia we decided he had taken all the hard work out of organizing such a trip. We were not disappointed. Route was planned, itineraries provided and hotels booked. We had a mix of seaside, mountains, architecture, culture and amazing scenery and sights during the 2 weeks. We absolutely loved Cordoba, Ronda and Seville, which we could easily visit from Carmona. All the hotels with the exception of one were excellent, and the sorts of places we probably would not have found or chosen on our own.

Andy was extremely knowledgeable about the area and very helpful answering queries and providing any details we needed. The itineraries he provided to find hotels, and travel between places were in the main very accurate, although some we didn't believe because the streets in the old towns were so narrow! We were extremely happy with all aspects of the holiday and would thoroughly recommend Casas Cantabricas.

Very nice

They were very helpful when asked questions.